Entry Word: object
Function: noun
Text: 1 something material that can be perceived by the senses <I kept tripping over countless little objects scattered about the darkened room> Synonyms thing Related Words article, item, piece; being, entity, substance; commodity, good, ware; accessory, accompaniment, bauble, curio; knickknack, spangle, token, trinket2 one that has a real and independent existence <trying to determine whether communication with the dead is an object for study, a hoax, or a figment of the imagination> -- see ENTITY3 something that one hopes or intends to accomplish <the object of this course is to teach you algebra> -- see GOAL